Lizzie House Exchange Blocks

I am on a quest to rid myself of any and all UFO's. I do not let myself get many as it slows down my creative process. While going through my drawer of where they would be---I found these darling blocks from some online friends. We did an exchange of our houses in a quilt block.

In no time at all, I had this darling wallhanging for the dining room.
this is where my laptop is and I wanted to be able to see it all the time.

I completed another top from exchanged blocks and it is on the HQ right now. Aside from some orphan blocks I will enter 2011 without any UFO's. I do have a couple of projects in progress but work on them. I also have a patriotic log cabin in the works.

I started quilting from the internet for lots of learning. I read about all these UFO's and just did not want to let that happen to me. I am learn from other people quite easily.

Fun With Dick and Jane

I had bought this cute panel quite sometime ago because I fell in love with it. I learned to read using those books. I have a young friend in Massachusetts with the most darling little girl you can imagine. There is the perfect combination.

I wanted to user the flying geese die in my accuquilt so I have to reduce the size of the panel. But all this fabric was used from stash. I buy quilt shop fabric mainly from discount places online at deep discounts. Sometimes a good sale at Joannes will result in a buying spree.

I love having lots of fabric on hand as long as it does not exceed the places I have to keep it.

Quilt For My Beautiful Daughter

I had been collecting Batik Fat Quarters for a few months. I had also bought a couple of one yard cuts from a great sale. I decided to try the Drunkards Path using the templates from Back Porch Designs. There was a class using these at quilt camp this summer.

I was surprised at how easy they were to sew even tough it had curves. I used up all the scraps in the border.

The thread in my HQ broke a couple of times so I changed to a #18 needle---problem solved. I think that will be my standard needle from now on as I did my Christmas quilt using that and not one breakage.

Christmas Flying Geese

After trying out my wonderful Accuquilt, I decided to take all my Christmas fabric and make a giant Flying Geese quilt for our bed. I had a drawer full in a small dresser and just cut and sewed. It is really easy with this cutter.

I made up my own pattern as I went along. I still have a small amount of Christmas Fabric left but bet it is not more than 2 - 3 yards.

I love this quilt and am happy I got it finished before Christmas. I had a wide backing that was the right size. It was a little difficult quilting it until I figured out how to roll such a big piece. It needs some help in the middle section to keep it going along as it should.

LOVE My Accuquilt Go

I hesitated for a long time whether to buy ones of these. I found a great deal and decided to purchase it. It is really a fabulous machine. I purchased the dies that make a flying geese unit. This takes a long time the old way. Here is what the units look like when they are cut.

I made a quilt from them using up all the scraps of red white and blue. The center sections are some new fabric from my friend DEE. This is also the last border. I made another one but it is a Christmas gift and I will post a photo later in the month of this.

Quilt For a Soldier

I received a lovely gift of some fabric by a friend. This pattern---Day and Night---by E. Burns takes quite a bit. I had plenty to make this lovely quilt for one of our military heroes.

Thanks Dee.

Next childs quilt

Here is another one I have done. I love these fast projects. This one has a chicken theme.

New childrens quilts

I have not been blogging for a bit but still quilting up a storm. I will share some of the children's quilts I make for our local hospital---one each day until I run out.

This is the pattern from Quilts For Kids and I just love it. You can really see the cute prints in the large square. This one is a pirate theme.

Fun New Quilt

I met some online friends at the Lancaster Show this Spring and picked up the pattern for this very cute quilt. I am not sure what I will do with it but am thinking it will be donated to my friends Project Linus for an auction. It was fun to make and used up some of my 1930's fabric.

It is a pattern by Darlene Zimmerman and used fusible applique. My Janome 6600 does a really nice blanket stitch around it..

Quilts From My Retreat

I was able to piece 4 tops while in North Carolina. I forgot to take a picture of 2 of them that are for the Nashville flood victims. But I thought I would show you the quilts I have been making the last month or so----all charity.

These go to our local hospital and the children that need an extra hug.